the Core.

As for alternative implementations, that's all swell, but it's also very important to audit the source code to ensure there's nothing nefarious in there.

As for people complaining. Well - that's easy - if you don't like something, then please do something about it, some people chug along working, while others stand on the sidelines, watch them work, and complain the workers are not working good enough.

The list is missing http://libbitcoin.dyne.org/



What problems did you run into? The main issue is to increase the swap space. As root:


IIRC I set it to 512 MB instead of 100.

I wish your poll had differentiated Bitcoin Core and bitcoind. Since that top category is such a run-away leader, it would have been nice to see how many use the full client vs. the network component by itself.

While we're at it, why not define "full node"? A lot of folks say they have that when they've installed Bitcoin Core without opening port 8333; others define it as only a node of >8 connections. The old distinction: participating vs. contributing.

That would depend on the context of the discussion. Some people might think that bitcoin-qt sucks and avoid Bitcoin Core altogether, unaware that they can use the bitcoind part independently with some other advanced client implementation built on top of it.

However, since we are talking about nodes there is probably no need to differentiate.

AFAIK full node = I have a copy of the blockchain.

Well, as the vote suggests there are other options, but yes bitcoin core/qt is a full node.

i don't mine but run a vanity node -i'm on Bitcoin Core 0.9.2 with port 8333 open - around 20 - 30 connections - it's not always on, but mostly...

30gb is and isn't a big deal - if i was new i'd try the bootstrap torrent thingy - i occasionally backup the blockchain,but generally i'm just pootling along 4 the ride...

no real reason to use this client , it's just what i've been running from jan 2013 (when it was still 0.8.whatever QT)...

I scanned a portion of the network and came out with these numbers

/Satoshi:0.9.99/: 5
/Satoshi:0.9.3/: 61
/Satoshi:0.9.2.1/: 50
/Satoshi:0.9.2/: 1
/Satoshi:0.9.1/: 36
/Satoshi:0.9.0/: 2
/Satoshi:0.8.99/: 2
/Satoshi:0.8.6/: 16
/Satoshi:0.8.5/: 13
/Satoshi:0.8.4/: 1
/Satoshi:0.8.2.2/: 2
/Satoshi:0.8.1/: 8
/btcwire:0.1.4/btcd:0.8.0/: 1
/mining.bitcoinaffiliatenetwork.com:0.9.99/: 4

Bitcoin core is #1 by far.